ATTRACTIONS IN DY11 6LE
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0.9milesSevern Valley Railway
Comberton Hill, Kidderminster, DY101QN
In just over three decades, the Severn Valley Railway has graduated from relative obscurity to great prominence in British railway preservation. The Severn Valley Railway is a full-size standard-gauge line running regular steam-hauled passenger trains for the benefit of tourists and enthusiasts alike between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire, a distance of 16 miles.
1.3milesWest Midlands Safari Park
Spring Grove, Bewdley, DY121LF
Voted the best attraction in the Midlands by both children and parents, come to West Midlands Safari Park to drive through safari, experience white-knuckle rides, walk through lemurs, meerkats and the discovery trail.West Midlands Safari Park is home to over 165 species of exotic animals, many of which are endagered.
2milesSevern Valley Railway
The Railway Station, Bewdley, Worcs, DY121BG
The best way to see the beauty of the River Severn is from a steam hailed train on the Severn valley Railway between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster. Resfreshments are available at stations and on most tyrains.
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2.4milesStone House Cottage Gardens
Stone, DY104BG
A romantic garden set in an old walled kitchen garden. The area is only 1 acre but seems much larger- hedges divide it into different compartments and create diverse habitats in which to grow the vast selection of rare and unusual plants that thrive here.
2.9milesWorcestershire County Museum
Hartlebury Castle, Hartlebury, Kidderminster, DY117XZ
WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED. THE FIRST STAGE OF THE MUSEUM'S RE-OPENING WILL BE IN JULY OF 2005.
10.6milesHimley Hall and Park
Himley Hall and Park, Himley, DY34DF
Himley Hall was a moated manor house, which stood next to the medieval church and village. Himley Hall, situated between Kingswinford and Wombourne, started life in the 18th century when a medieval manor house on the site belonging to the Earl of Dudley was demolished to make way for a great Palladian mansion.
12.5milesBlack Country Living Museum
Tipton Road, Dudley, DY14SQ
Discover a fascinating world when you visit Britain's friendliest open-air museum. The Museum occupies a 26 acre urban heritage park in the shadow of Dudley Castle in the centre of the Black Country conurbation of two million people.
12.5milesElgars Birthplace Museum
Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR26RH
One of England's greatest composers, Sir Edward Elgar, was born on 2 June 1857, in this pretty country cottage near Worcester in the heart of England.After his death in 1934, Elgar's daughter Carice set up a Museum here, as her father had wished.
12.6milesBridgnorth Cliff Railway
6A Castle Terrace, Bridgnorth, WV164AH
Since 1892 the oldest and steepest Inland Funicular in Britain has travelled up and down the sandstone cliffs linking the fascinating hgih and low towns of Bridgnorth, enjoying glosious views of the beautiful Severn valley and river.Open: Monday - Saturday 8am - 8pm, Sunday 12 noon - 8pm.
12.8milesWorcester City Museum and Art Gallery
Foregate Street, Worcester, WR11DT
Worcester Museum was founded in 1833 by the members of the Worcestershire Natural History Society and claims to be one of the oldest regional museums in the Country. The collections were described as miscellaneous by one of the first curators and were originally shown in temporary rooms in Angel Street.
14.1milesSelly Manor Museum
Maple Road, Bournville, Birmingham, B302AE
Come along and visit two of Birmingham's oldest houses. These two beautiful timber-framed manor houses were actually moved and rebuilt in the village of Bournville by the Cadbury family.
14.3milesSpetchley Park Gardens
Spetchley Park, Spetchley, WR51RS
Just three miles east of the beautiful cathedral city of Worcester and surrounded by glorious countryside, lies one of Britain's best kept secrets. From the first tantalizing glimpse of the garden across the magnolia-fringed Horse Pool, back round to the entrance through the Melon Yard with its olives and delicious pineapple-scented flowers, Spetchley is full of surprises.
14.5milesForge Mill Needle Museum
Forge Mill, Needle Mill Lane, Redditch, B988HY
The needle museum tells the fascinating and sometimes gruesome story of how needles are made. Working, water-powered machinery can be seen in an original needle-scouring mill.
14.8milesThe Dower House Garden
Morville Hall, Bridgnorth Shropshire, WV165NB
In a beautiful setting within the grounds of Morville Hall. Home of garden writer Dr katherine Swift.
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15.1milesBirmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses
Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B153TR
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens were opened in 1832. They were designed by J.
15.6milesBrockhampton House and Estate
Brockhampton, WR65TB
This 688ha (1700-acre) estate was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1946 and still maintains traditional farms and extensive areas of woodland, including ancient oak and beech. Visitors can enjoy a variety of walks through park and woodland, which combine to form a rich habitat for wildlife such as the dormouse, buzzard and raven.
15.6milesValley Park Nature Reserve
Meadow View Terrace, Wolverhampton, WV68NX
Valley Park Nature Reserve - Amusement Park in Wolverhampton, . Contact venue on telephone number 01902552351 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
15.8milesBurford House gardens and Garden Centre
Tenbury Wells, Worcs, WR158HQ
Burford House Gardens is one of the regions most popular garden venues. The site incorporates a shop in the Georgian Mansion selling country house furnishings, surrounded by 7 acres of beautiful riverside gardens containing the National Clematis collection.
16.4milesSoho House
Soho Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B185LB
Soho House Museum was the home of Matthew Boulton, one of Birmingham's most famous sons. Boulton is famous for his associations with James Watt and the Lunar Society and left his mark on industrial development in Birmingham.
16.5milesBirmingham Jewellery Quarter Centre
75-79 Vyse Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B186HA
Take this opportunity to discover the skill of the jeweller's craft and enjoy a unique tour of an original jewellery factory, frozen in time. Using the most up to date techniques of video and display, guides and jewellers take you through the astonishing story of the 200 year old Jewellery Quarter and the ancient craft skills still practised in the workshop that make this area the centre of the British jewellery industry.
16.5milesBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B33DH
Founded in 1885, the collections cover fine art and applied arts, archaeology and ethnography, local and industrial history. The Fine and Applied Art Collections include paintings and drawings, British Watercolours and Arts and Crafts.
16.9milesRSPB Sandwell Valley Nature Reserve
20 Tanhouse Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Mids, B435AG
Just outside Birmingham and close to the M6, Sandwell Valley is enjoyable for all the family. Sandwell Valley is a wonderful place for wildlife and people located in the heart of Birmingham.
17.3milesThinktank at Millennium Point
Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Mids, B47XG
Whether you have a couple of hours to kill or the whole day to spend at Millennium Point, our two on-site visitor attractions - the award winning Thinktank, Birmingham's museum of science and discovery, and the IMAX' Theatre, the first cinema in the Midlands showing 2D and 3D films, you can be sure of a fun and education day out. The Midlands' first IMAX Theatre allows you to take an amazing journey without even leaving your seat.
17.4milesSarehole Mill
Cole Bank Rd, Hall Green, Birmingham, West Mids, B130BD
Once watermills were a very common sight along Birmingham's rivers. It is estimated that in the 18th century there were over fifty the area.
17.7milesDavid Austin Roses
Bowling Green Lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV73HB
World famous rose gardens containing over 700 roses of all types including the Renaissance Garden which is devoted entirely to English roses. The neighbouring Plan Centre has one of the largest collections of container roses anywhere in the Country.
18.1milesCoalport China Museum
High Street, Coalport, Telford, TF87HZ
See the National Collections of Caughley and Coalport china in the magnificent old Coalport China works. Rich colours, bright glazes and exquisite decoration.
18.4milesRoyal Air Force Museum
RAF Museum Cosford, Telford, TF118UP
The Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford houses one of the largest aviation collections in the United Kingdom. 70 historic aircraft are displayed in three wartime hangars and within The National Cold War Exhibition.
18.9milesJackfield Tile Museum
Jackfield, Telford, TF87LJ
As you wander through the original gas-lit trade show room, galleries and period room setting you will be able to see, touch and even walk on magnificent British tiles.Galleries show exquisite examples of individual tiles and period room settings depict various locations that would have been decorated with tiles.
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